Girls swimming opens season with 4-dual sweep

Webb City swept all four of its duals in a girls swimming and diving meet Tuesday at the Buck Miner Swim Center. It was the first meet of the season.

The score against Carl Junction was the closest, 90-88. In the other three, Webb City outscored Joplin 124-29; Hillcrest 123-46, and Greenwood 125-20.

Webb City’s 400 freestyle relay team, of Aspen Ritchie, Jai Potter, Olivia Page and Kyla Potter, took first place with a state-qualifying time of 4:25.65.

Ritchie also achieved a state-qualifying time, 5:57.69, as she won the 500 freestyle. She placed second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:48.58, which also is state qualifying.

The 200 medley relay team of Ritchie, Kyla Potter, Jai Potter and Page took second with a state-qualifying time of 2:14.45.

Potter won the 100 butterfly.

Page took second in the 100 freestyle.

Alivia Johnson placed second in the 200 freestyle, with Lorelai Fisher behind her in third place.

Aubrey Peterson and Lucky Pulsipher placed first and second, respectively, in diving.